Early Civilizations

The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of
West Africa migrated southward and eastward
between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was to

Which statement most accurately describes how
geography affected the growth of the ancient
civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?

The Bantu cleared the land, then fertilized it with
ashes. When the land could no longer support
their families, the Bantu moved further south.
By 1110 B.C., the Bantu had spread their rich
culture throughout central and southern Africa.
Which agricultural technique is described in this
passage?

One way in which the ancient Sumerians,
Egyptians, and Mayas are similar is that these
civilizations developed

One way in which The Epic of Gilgamesh, The
Odyssey, and The Mah¯abh¯arata are similar is that
they are

One way in which the Code of Hammurabi, the
Twelve Tables, and the Justinian Code are similar
is that each

Slash-and-burn techniques are typically practiced
by

Between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500, the migration
of the Bantu people of Africa led to the diffusion
of

The Indus and Huang He (Yellow) rivers are both
closely associated with

A similarity between Bantu migrations in Africa
and migrations of the ancient Aryans into South
Asia is that both moved

One similarity found in both Egyptian and
Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a

The best definition of subsistence agriculture is

How did the introduction of agriculture affect
early peoples?
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(2)
(3)
(4)

Which geographic feature did the earliest
civilizations in Egypt, India, and China have in
common?

The development of which early civilization was
influenced most directly by the Tigris River, the
Zagros Mountains, and the Syrian Desert?

The Phoenicians are often referred to as the
“carriers of civilization” because they

• If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man,
his own eye shall be destroyed.
• If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of
the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked
out. These rules are based on the

. . .“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man
of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked
out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian
(commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of
silver.”. . .
— Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is supported by this excerpt
from Hammurabi’s code of laws?

One similarity between the ancient civilizations
in Egypt and in China is that they developed

Which factor led to the development of
civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia?

One similarity between the Nile River valley and
savanna lands in Africa is that they both

Which statement about the early Indus River
valley civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

Which name identifies the region located
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• Kushites adapted Egyptian art and architecture.
• Greeks adopted Phoenician characters for an
alphabet.
• Arabs used the Indian mathematical concept of
zero.
These actions are examples of

The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism
both rely on the idea that

A similarity between Bantu migrations in Africa and migrations of the ancient Aryans into South Asia is that both moved

The ancient Sumerians modified their
environment to increase food production by